Entrepreneur of the year: a Bedouin turned businessman

posted on: Jun 11, 2015

Don’t ask Mohed Altrad how old he is. He may be a billionaire, but he doesn’t know his age. No records. He’s round about 65, perhaps.
Mr Altrad told me his astonishing story in the unlikely surroundings of one of the poshest hotels in that nest of posh, Monte Carlo.
Last year he was chosen as French Entrepreneur of the Year. The other day he went to Monte Carlo and – out of 52 national award winners – won the title World Entrepreneur of the Year in the annual contest organised by the international business services giant Ernst and Young.

Source: www.bbc.com